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The Zen of Sarah & Duck: After the Election

November 30, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Find a sense of mindfulness and calm with the simple joys of animation

Filed Under: Culture, Featured, TV Tagged With: Animation, Buddhism, Donald Trump, Joey Armstrong, Sarah and Duck, Zen

Bob’s Burgers: Weird is Wonderful and Awkward is Awesome

September 12, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Breaking down the most unusual, and feminist, family on TV.

Filed Under: Featured, TV Tagged With: Animation, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Fox, H. Jon Benjamin, Joey Armstrong, The Simpsons

Adventures in Missing the Point: A Defense of Family Guy

August 19, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Peter, Lois and the gang are still going strong after 16 years.

Filed Under: Featured, TV Tagged With: Animation, Comedy, Family Guy, Offensive, Seth MacFarlane, The Simpsons

Sausage Party’s Nitrogen Studios under fire for treating animators like crap

August 15, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

One report claims half of the film’s animators went uncredited.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Animation, Nitrogen Studios, Sausage Party, VFX

The 50 Greatest Animated Films: 2 - 1

August 2, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

The GOAT. Animated style.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Animation, Disney, Hayao Miyazaki, Pixar, Princess Mononoke, Snow White, Studio Ghibli, Walt Disney

The 50 Greatest Animated Films: 4 - 3

August 1, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

The final four.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Animation, Disney, Fantasia, My Neighbor Totoro, Studio Ghibli

The 50 Greatest Animated Films: 6 - 5

July 29, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

To honor the rich history of animated feature film making over the years, Joey Armstrong has chosen 50 animated films that have had some of the greatest cultural impact on adults and children alike. Previous entries: 50 – 41 40 – 31 30 – 21 20-11 10 – 9 8 - 7 6. Miyazaki’s Spirited Away […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Animation, Disney, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Hayao Miyazaki, Roald Dahl, Studio Ghibli, Wes Anderson

The 50 Greatest Animated Films: 8 - 7

July 26, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

A first of its kind, and a best of its kind.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Animation, Cinderella, Disney, Joey Armstrong, Pixar, Toy Story

The 50 Greatest Animated Films: 30 - 21

July 18, 2025 by thestakemag 4 Comments

A darker turn in the animated list, with brain cancer, Grinches and bunnies in danger.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Animation, Disney, Don Hertzfeld, Hayao Miyazaki, Howl's Moving Castle, Inside Out, Joey Armstrong, Lion King, Pixar, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Secret of NIMH, Watership Down

The 50 Greatest Animated Films: 40 - 31

July 13, 2025 by thestakemag 5 Comments

Pixar appears. As does two Tom Moore treasures.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Animation, Disney, Joey Armstrong, movies, Pete Docter, Pixar, Robin Hood, Secret of Kells, Tomm Moore, Up, Wallace and Gromit

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